Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for the Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Sunday, November 23 (Game #630).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game, following the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult though, so read on for my Strands tips.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NEW Strands today (game #631) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Riding around
NEW Strands Today (Game #631) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SOCK
- TRAIN
- AUTHOR
- MOON
- FREE
- JOKE
NEW Strands today (game #631) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #631) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 4th row
Last page: right, 4th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #631) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #631, are…
- GROOM
- JOCKEY
- WRANGLER
- VETERINARIAN
- FARRIER
- SPANGRAM: RISTERS
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I galloped through today’s search until the last two words left me with a jumble of letters on the board.
VETERINARY isn’t the most obvious horse-themed word, but I just managed to type it out in the correct order before I got the game’s second-hardest challenge in FARRIER.
The word WRANGLER, used here for its EQUESTRIAN meaning, obviously made me think of the denim brand and its jeans – originally made to be worn while in the saddle and with wider legs to fit over cowboy boots.
They were also, according to my Google research, the jeans worn by Freddie Mercury of Queen and by Harrison Ford at his wedding. Fun facts, right?
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, November 23, Game #630)
- NERDS
- DOTS
- STAR BUST
- AROUND
- WHATCHAMACALLIT
- SPANGRAM: CANDYAISLE
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-anymore word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full-fledged member of NYT’s game stable that’s been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a full guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve it, so check it out if you struggle to beat it every day.
